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The Parrot Speaks – Deal or no deal

May 23, 2008 Peeping Tom

The Parrot is an avid viewer of the popular NBC game show “Deal or no Deal” hosted by Howie Mandel. I must admit that my viewing interest may not necessarily be in the contestants and the amounts won, but in feasting my eyes on the twenty-six attractive ladies, each holding a case. I am sure it’s the same for other male Parrots and fashion conscious ladies.

The contestants selected to appear do so in an effort to help boost their financial situation. In their quest to do so they take risks; risks that I am sure cause many viewers to scream in their living rooms either in support or not of them.

There are many cases where risks taken result in huge financial offers being reduced to a mere pittance. These situations evoke friendly family arguments amongst those watching the show at home; arguments that relate to the actions of the contestant in question.

During these “arguments” in my own family circle, the phrase “I told you so”, is often used to vindicate a member’s strong suggestion. By extension, I am sure the same happens amongst members of the live audience. Watching the show, it is conclusive that the audience is very supportive of the contestants in their quest to improve their finances. I dare say that for any contestant, the audience becomes like an extended family.

I make these points to make some other points about the now much talked about Sanata deal.
Now this place was left to the mercy of nature and basically became a ruin over the years. From what the Parrot understands, government was looking for an investor for sometime. Despite public advertisements, no one other than Queens Atlantic Investments Inc. (QAII) wanted to take the risk. That part is now history. If they didn’t, then nature would have continued to take its toll on the once vibrant entity. Is it that the naysayers would have preferred it to be left to nature and vandals like the Glass factory and Vanceram and the Bicycle factory and the Tata and Sanos buses?

Like everything else for some media houses, negativity is the order of the day. I noticed that the new executive at THAG is having a similar “beef” regarding crime reporting and local tourism. But that is a different story.

Many would be employed by this new investment at Sanata. The administration is often accused of not facilitating new investments and for not creating jobs. Isn’t this what’s happening now? So what’s the “beef”?
Like the game show, the audience, who in the Sanata deal are the Guyanese people, is in support of the investment and is eagerly looking forward to the end products. If the local contestants, the Sanata investors, were seen to be taking risks that are detrimental to the nation, themselves and those to be employed, then the shouts of “No deal! No deal!” would have been reverberating around the country and not just from a few naysayers, who would still whine even when there is no investment.

The Parrot would like to encourage these naysayers, for the sake of their compatriots, to jump off their bandwagon and take a seat in the audience and scream “Deal! Deal!” Squawk! Squawk!

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